わ

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Hiragana character 1.3 Particle 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 和 in the cursive sōsho style.

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わ (romaji wa)

1. The /wa/ syllable.
2. The forty-fourth character in the gojūon ordering of hiragana. The previous character is ろ and the next character is ゐ. The equivalent katakana character is ワ.

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わ (romaji wa)

1. a particle used in the end of sentences, which indicates admiration or emotion

   あなたの髪は長いわね！

   あなたのかみはながいわね。

   Anata no kami wa nagai wa ne.

   Wow, your hair is so long!

   今、行くわ。

   いま、いくわ。

   Ima, iku wa.

   I'm coming.

   知らないわ。

   しらないわ。

   Shiranai wa.

   I don't know.

[edit] Usage notes

• This particle is mainly used by women.

[edit] Related terms

• For a list of words starting with わ (wa) see: Special:Allpages/わ

[edit] Derived terms

• ゎ (small form)